Plant uses by the Topnaar of the Kuiseb Valley (Namib Desert)

The Kuiseb Topnaar use some 50 different plants for food, woodfuel, cosmetics, as drugs, for construction, .... The different plants are presented here and their uses discussed and compared to uses in other settings.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: P. Van Damme, V. Van den Eynden, P. Vernemmen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Gents Afrika Platform, Afrika Brug 1992-01-01
Series:Afrika Focus
Subjects:
Online Access:http://www.gap.ugent.be/africafocus/pdf/92-8-34-VanDamme3.pdf